Control system



Nov. 5, 1940. L. E. GOIT'EI AL.

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BY q 9 ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 5, 1940 PATENT OFFICE v common srs'rnu' Laurence E1 Golt, Los Angeles, Calif., and Eugene 0. Brisbane, York, Pa, assignors to S. Morgan Smith Company, York, Pa, corporation of Pennsylvania Application November 2:, 1939, Serial No. 305,599

This invention relates to control systems, and more particularly to control systems adapted to control the operation of power operated tapered D1118 valves.

' An object of the invention is to provide an improved control system for power operated mechanism of a valve installed in a pipe line on the pressure side ,of a motor driven pump, in which electromagnetically operated means are associated with the circuit supplying current to the pump motor so as to be responsive to line connections for said motor to control the operation of the valve mechanism.

With the foregoing and other objects and advantages in view, the invention consists in the preferred construction and arrangement of the several parts which will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing, the single figure is a diagrammatic view, partly in section of a control system embodying the present invention.

Referring to the drawing, the improved control mechanism may be used in connection with a tapered plug valve of the type embodying a main body or casing i-l, having a cavity l2 formed therein for a tapered plug i3, the cavity l2 being intersected by a waterway or opening l4 which constitutes a passage through the valve.

'30 The plug l3 hasa passage l3 formed therein so that when the plug I3 is in open position a bore will extend through the valve from end to end. The portion of the valve.casing II in which the waterway I4 is formed may terminate 35 in flanges I5 by which the valve may be connected to the ends of pipes or conduits in well known manner. In the present instance, one end of the valve H is shown connected. to the discharge end of a pump I'I by a suitable length 40 of pipe l8 and the other end of the valve is connected to a pipe IS. The pump i1 is adapted to deliver water from a suitable source of supply to the pipe, and the valve I I may be adapted to control communication through the pipe line 45 from the pump so that when the pump is inactive communication through the pipe line is cut of! by the valve, thereby preventing back flow of the water towards the pump.

The valveplug i3 is supported for both axial 50 and rotary movement in the valve body II, and

at its upper or larger end, the plug I 3 has fixed thereto a shaft 23 which extends through a cover plate 24 attached to the valve body H.

The valve shaft 23 is formed with screw 55 threads 25 on which is mounted a lift nut 26 having a lateral extension 21 connected to areciprocable member 23 by a link 29. p

Also connected to the member 23 is the end of a crank arm or rotating lever 30 which is keyed to, or otherwise made rigid .with, the 5 valve shaft 23.-

When the member 28 is moved rectilinearly in the manner to be hereinafter described, the nut 23 is turned with respect to' the shaft 23 thereby effecting axial movement of the valve "I plug l3 so as to unwedge said plug. Continued movement of the member 28, after the plug it has been unwedged, efiects operation of the lever 30 whereby said plug is rotated towards open position. At the completion of the rotary movement of the plug i3, through the operation of the lever 30, the nut 26'is again turned on the shaft 23, but in a reverse direction, so as to move the plug I3 axially and wedge the same in thevalvebody ll.-

The member 23 is connected to a rod 3! of a piston 32 mounted in a cylinder 33.

For the purpose of controlling the operation of the piston 32, a suitable control valve device 34 is employed. t

The control valve 34 comprises a casing formed with a cylindrical bore 35 in which is mounted a piston. valve 33 having a pair of spaced heads 31 and 3 The piston valve 33 has a stem 39 which ex- 80 tends through the casing of the control valve 34 and is'connected-by a link 40 to the free end of an arm 4| extending laterally from the armature 42 of a relay 43. The armature 42 is pivoted on a pin 44. Connected at one end to 36 the arm 4| and at the other end to the casing. of the control valve 34, is a spring 45 which. holds the armature in open position, when no current is passing through the coil 46 of the relay 43. 40 When the valve plug I3 is in closed position, as shown in the drawing, the piston valve 33- of the control valve 34 will be so positioned thatfluid under pressure will be supplied from the pressure supply pipe 41 to piston chamber 43, 45 through port 49, valve chamber 50, port it, and pipe 52, and piston chamber 53 will be connected to a sewer or free discharge, through pipe 54, port 55, valve chamber 56, port 51, and. pipe 58.

When the relay 48 is energized the armature 50 42 is swung on its pivot 44 thereby shifting the piston valve 36 to the dotted line position illustrated, in which position of the piston valve, piston chamber 43 is connected to the sewer or free discharge pipe 58, through port ii, valve 40 of the motor ll, by a conductor I3, and the conton chamber II is connected to the pressure supply pipe 41. through pipe I, port ll. valve chamopen position as long asthe relay u is enersized.

The pump II may be operated by an electric vmotor ll 01' any suitable tmi said motor being adapted to be supplied with electric current from a suitable source or power supply. such as the lines I and II, under the control of mechanism to be hereinafter more fully described As shown, the line I! may be connected to one terminal of the motor ll, while between the lines I! and It there may be installed various circuit controlling devices.

Connected to the line 02 by a conductor It, is one end of the solenoid coiloi a relay I. The other end of said cell is connected to a contact point It oi a push button switch device 01, by a conductor '8, and also to a contact point 69 of the relay, by a conductor I. joined to the conductor ll.

The other contact point ll of the push button switch device 91 is connected to a contact point 12 of another push button switch device I3 by a conductor It, and joined to the conductor "is a conductor II which is connected to another contact point I. o! the relay ll.

The plunger 11 oi the relay ll has an operating shaft It which carries the contact bars 10 and It, the bar I! being adapted to connect the contact points II and 10 when the relay coil II is energized, and the contact bar ll being adapted to connect the contact points II and 82 of said relay.

The contact point II is connected to a terminal tact point 82 is connected to the power line It.

The other contact point It or the push button switch device I3 is connected by a conductor ll to a contact point I! of a switch device 91. The

other contact point ll of the switch I! is connected by a conductor 99 to one end of the solenoid coil of a relay 99, the other end of said coil being connected by a conductor II to the line 08 at the point ll.

One end 01 the coil 48 is connected to the line 63 at the point 93, by a conductor 94, and the other end of said coil 46 is connected to a contact point 9! of a pressure switch device I, by a conductor ll.

The pressure switch device It has an expanslble chamber connected to the pipe I! by a pipe ll, so that said chamber is subjected to the pressure of the fluid in the pipe II, in order to actuate a shaft It which carries a contact bar I", to connect the contact points II and Ill when the pressure or fluid in the pipe I. is built' up to a predetermined amount in the manner hereinafter described.

The contact point III is connected to one end of the coil of a solenoid ill, by a conductor I93, and the other end of said solenoid coil is connected to the contact point IN 0! the relay II, by a conductor in.

The solenoid I02 has a core I loosely mounted therein so as to permit swinging movement of a stem Ill which extends from said core.

The outer end I of the stem I 05 is adapted I 9,999,897 chamber II, and port 0. At the same time. pisand operate said lever in the manner to be hereinaiter described.

The other arm llll ot the bell crank lever II! is operatively associated with a stem III or the switch 81. The bell cranklever is pivoted ior swinging movement about the point I23.

Also extending from the solenoid core I, but in the opposite direction with respect to the stem III, is an arm I, the outer end of which is' pivotally connected to one end of a link I II. The otherend of the link III is pivotally connected as at 2, to a suitable support I II.

The arm Ill 01 thebell crank lever I'll is normally retained against a stop Ill by a light coil spring H6; and the end Ill 01' the stem III is pulled upwardly by a spring I". A contractile coil spring ill of stronger pull than the spring III, is connected to the link H I.

The plunger Ill 01' the relay 9. has an operating shaft II! which carries the contact bar I It. The contact bar I28 is adapted to connect the contact points ill and Ill when the relay coil II is energized, the contact point I" being connected with the line I by a conductor I29.

When the pump I1 is inactive, the valve plug I3 is in closed position as shown, and the control in engagement with the contact points 12 and It, and the contact bar of the switch 81 in engagement with the contact points ll and 89. Since the contact baroi' the push button switch '1 is out of engagement with the contact points it and H, the main circuit of the motor I will be open.

The switch 81 may be termed "the starter switch, since it is adapted to be actuated first when it is desired to start the pump II.

The switch I8 is normally retained in closed position, as shown, and is adapted to be actuated when it is desired to shut down the apparatus the relay 48 and the solenoid I02.

Since the coil oi the relay ll is deenergized when the apparatus is inactive, the contact bars II and II will be out of engagement with their respective contact points.

Also, since there is no pressure of fluid in the pipe I! when the pump I1 is inactive, the contact bar I" of the pressure switch 90 will be disconnected from the contact points I! and ill;

When it. is desired to start the pump II, the push button switch device .1. is operated to close the circuit by which the relay II is energised. With the solenoid coil of said relay energized, the plunger TI will be pulled upwardly so that the contact bar 19 connects the contact points 09 and II, and the contact bar 99 connects the contact points 8| and I2.

The contact bar I9 provides a holding circuit for retaining the solenoid coil of the relay ll energized when the push button I! is released.

The other contact bar as closes the circuit through the motor ll from the line '2 to the line 83; so that the motor is energized and operates the pump 11 in well known manner.

' when the pump i1 is thus initially started, the valve plug it will remain closed until the pressure of fluid in the pipe I! has increased a prede-- termined amount in order to permit the pump motor t l I to attain its normal operating speed. 16

- the circuit from the power line 82 through conductor I28,,contacts I21, I28 and I2I, conductor I22, solenoid coil I02, conductor I03, contacts I01, I and 85, conductor 81, coil 48, and conductor 94 to the other power line 88, thereby energizing the coils 48 and I02.

When the solenoid coil I02 is energized, the core I04, together with the stem I08 andthe arm I I0, will be moved towards the left, thereby positioning the end I08 of'the stem I in engagement with the left-hand side wall of the arm I I4 oi the bell crank lever I81;

When the coil 48 of the relay 43 is energized in the manner hereinbeiore described, the armature 42 will be actuated to operate the pilot valve 34 with the result that the valve plug I8 is operated by the piston 32 and associated mechanism and rotated to open position.

In this way communication through the pipe line leading from the pump I1 will be established, and this communication'will remain open until it .is desired to shut down the apparatus.

When it is desired to shut down the pump I1, the push button switch 18 may be actuated. and this breaks the holding circuit or the relay 85,

thereby opening the circuits to the motor 8|. When the switch 18 opens the circuit, electric current is shut ofl through the relay 80, so that the coils 48 and I02 are deenergized.

When the coil I02 is deenergized, the spring 8 pulls the stem I08 towards the right, with the result that the latch provided by the end I08 oi said stem moves the bell crank lever arm II4 also towards the right so that the stem I88 of the switch 81 is moved upwardly by the bell crank lever arm I08, thereby disconnecting the contact bar of the switch 81 from the contact points 88 and 88.

When the relay coil 48 is deenergized, the armature 42 returns to the position shown in the drawing, so that the valve plug I3 is operated by the piston 32 and associated mechanism and re turned to closed position.

If, during operation of the pump I1, pressure in the pipe line should fall below a predetermined amount the pressure switch 98 will be actuated and open the secondary current supply circuit thereby deenergizing the coils 48 and I02. When the coil 48 is deenergized, the pilot valve 84 will be operated in the above described manner to eflect closing of the valve plug I8, and at the same time, the spring II8 will move the core I04 01 the solenoid I02, thereby actuating the switch 81 to open the holding circuit of the relay 85. -In'this way the main circuit of the motor 8| is opened so that the motor ceases to operate the pump I1.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is:

1. The combination with a pipe line and a pump for delivering fluid thereto, or a valve for controlling communication through said pipe line, mechanism for actuating said valve, a driving motor for said pump, a line switch mechanism for connecting said motor to a source of supply and having electromagnetically operated means associated therewith for holding the same in closed position, and an electromagnetic device responsive upon establishment of line connections for said motor to control the operation of said valve mechanism.

2. In a control system, the combination with a pipe line, a pump for delivering fluid to said pipe line, an electric motor for operating said pump, a line switch for connecting said motor to a source of supply, electromagnetically operated switch means for holding the motor circuit closed, a valve for controlling communication through the pipe line, mechanism for operating the valve and including a'fluid pressure operated piston, a pilot valve forv controlling the operating fluid to said piston, an electromagnetic device having a relay responsive upon establishment of line connections for said motor and an armature pivotally mounted for movement toward said relay when the relay is energized, and an arm extending from said armature and operatively connected to said pilot valve for operating the same to effect an opening movement or said valve mechanism when said relay is energized 3. In a control system, the combination with a pipe line, a pump for delivering fluid to said pipe line, an electric motor for operating said pump, a line switch mechanism for connecting said motor to a source of supply and having electromagnetically operated means associated therewith for holding the same in closed position, a valve for controlling communication ated piston, a pilot valve for controlling the.

operating fluid to said piston, an electromagnet having a relay coil responsive upon establishment oi line connections ior'said motor and an armature pivotally mounted for movement toward said relay when the relay is energized, and an arm extending from said armature and operatively connected to said pilot valve for operating the same to effect an opening movement of said valve-mechanism when the relay coil is energized.

4. In a control system, the combination with a pipe line, a pump for delivering fluid to said pipe line, an electric motor for operating said pump, a line switch mechanism for connecting said motor to a source of supply and having electromagneticaliy operated means associated therewith for holding the same in closed position, a valve for-controlling communication through the pipe line, mechanism for operating the valve and including a fluid pressure operated piston, a

.said electromagnet with the motor circuit.

5. In acontrol system, the combination with a pipe line, a pump for delivering fluid to said pipe line, an electric motor for operating said pump, a line switch mechanism for connecting said motor to a source of supply and having electromagnetically operated means associated therewith for holding the same in closed position, a valve for controlling communication through the pipe line, mechanism for operating the valve and including a fluid pressure operated piston, a control valve for controlling the operating fluid to said piston, an electromagnet havdependently oi said to ing a relay coil and an armature pivotally mounted' for movement toward said relay when the relay is energized, an arm extending from said armature and operatively connected to said control valve for operating the same, means for controlling the line connections of said electromagnet with the motor circuit, and switch mechanism operable independently of said line switch mechanism for disconnecting the line connections 01' said motor to the source of supply.

6. The combination with a pump for delivering fluid thereto, 01 a valve for controlling communication through said pipe, mechanism for actuating said valve, .a motor for operating said pump, a line switch mechanism for connecting said motor to a source of supply, means responsive upon establishment of line connections for said motor to control the operation oi said valve mechanism, and switch mechanism operable independently of said line switch mechanism for disconnecting the line connections of said motor to the source of supply.

-7. The combination with a pipe line and a pump for delivering fluid thereto, of a valve for controlling communication through said pipe, mechanism for actuating said valve, a motor for operating said pump,a line switch for connecting said motor to a source of supply, control means responsive upon establishment of line connections for said motor to eifect operation of said valve mechanism to open the valve, and switch means operable independently of said line switch for disconnecting the line connections of said motor to the valve. I

8. The combination with a pipe line and a pump for delivering fluid thereto, of a valve for controlling communication through said pipe, mechanism for actuating said valve, 9. motor for a line switch for connecting the line connections 01' said motor to the source oi supply, said electromagnetically operated means being responsive when the line connections of said motor to the source of supply are disconnected to eflect operation of said valve mechanism to close the valve.

9. The combination with a pipe line and a pump for delivering fluid thereto, 01' a valve for controlling communication through said pipe line, mechanism for actuating the valve, a driving motor. for said pump, a line switch mechanism for connecting said motor to a source of supply and having electromagnetically operated means associated therewith for holding the same in closed position, control means responsive upon establishment of line connections for said motor to eflect operation 01' said valve mechanism to open the valve, and switc means operable independently oi said line switch i'or disconnecting the line connections of said motor to the source 01 supply, said control means being responsiv'e when the line connections of said motor to the source of supply are disconnected to e1- i'ect operation or said valve mechanism to close the valve.

....lishment of line connections for 10. The combination with a-plpe line and a pump for delivering fluid thereto, of a valve for controlling communication through said pipe, mechanism for actuating the valve, a driving motor for said pump, a line switch mechanism for connecting said motor to a source of supply and having electromagnetioally operated means associated therewith for holding the same in closed position, electromagnetically operated control means to effect operation of said valve mechanism, and a relay responsive upon estabsaid motor to veii'ect operation of said control means.

11. In a control system, the combination with a pipe line and a pump for delivering fluid thereto, of a valve for controlling communication fluid to said piston, an electromagnet having a relay coil and an armature pivotally mounted for movement toward said relay when the relay is energized, an arm extending from said armature tion of said valve mechanism to open the valve, and switch means operable independently of the controlling communication through said pipe line, mechanism for actuating the valve, a driving motor for said pump, a line switch mechanism for connecting said motor to a source of supply electromagnetically operated means associated therewith for holding the same in closed position, control means to efl'ect operation of said valve mechanism, a switch for operating said electromagnetically operated means to establish line connections for said-motor, a relay the valve.

LAURANCE E. GOIT. EUGENE C. BRISBANE.

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